Woodland Gnome Hideaway

     Mixed Media Mania!  I love mixed media and I love to recycle in my art.  Hi!  This is Joyce Shaulis here today to show you how to make a cute gnome woodland hideaway using an ostrich egg shell and Susan's fabulous mini POP inks and her adorable gnome stamp set. 

To begin, I used the mini POP ink from Clearsnap, in Mystery and Susan's co-branded stamp set,
What's up Gnomey?  I stamped out multiple pieces on white cardstock.

For the background of the hideaway scene, I smudged Ice ink on a half of sheet of rice paper.  I then smudged Sky over top of the Ice.  On the other half of the rice paper, I smudged Fresh ink and then Cocoa on top of that.  Neutral or white tissue paper could be used as well if no rice paper is available.

 

 

I then used the mini POP inks like watercolors.  I pressed the ink pad onto a foam palette and then I was able to paint with a watercolor brush.  For this project, I used Ice, Sky, Fresh, Cocoa, Mystery, and Shimmer. 

  

Next, I brushed Decou-Page on the inside of the ostrich egg and smoothed out the inked rice paper.  I overlapped to cover all areas.  Wrinkles give a nice textured affect.  I then brushed overtop the adhered paper with more Decou-Page.

 

 

Using the back side of the "Live in Color" scrapbook paper, I cut small pieces in geometric shapes approximately 3/4" x 1/2".  I used modeling paste and a palette knife to smear small sections of paste and then I directly adhered the cut paper pieces.  I applied the paste about 1/8" thick or less.  I covered the whole exterior of the egg with the paper mosaic.  I allowed it to dry overnight, then I coated each paper piece with the Decou-Page.  I let this dry and then I sprayed the whole exterior and interior with a matte acrylic spray. 

  

 

 

I cut out all the gnome stamped and painted pieces.  I edged them all with the Mystery ink.  Then with hot glue, I glued wood picks to the back of all the pieces for stiffness, allowing about 1/4" of the pick to stick out from the bottom. 

  



 

 

I stained three wood balls with Ice, to be used as feet for the egg.  I adhered the balls to the bottom of the egg with modeling paste.    

 



  

 

 

With natural items like bark, wood, alder cones, acorns, I started hot gluing them inside the scene working from the back to the front. 

  











 

  

I continued to decorate the woodland hideaway, adding natural pieces and putting in my gnome.  I used reindeer moss and glued all around the edge of the egg, adding acorns and the painted leaves. 

 

 

 

I glued in the painted mushrooms and flowers.  I then embellished with tiny dried straw flowers. 

 





 

 

I hope you enjoyed my mixed media piece.  I am sure you can be creative and find other items to use for a woodland hideaway if you don't have an ostrich egg available.  Thank you for visiting and feel free to leave a comment. 

 

 

Joyce Shaulis     Susan K. Weckesser Creative Design Team Member

 

 

Susan K. Weckesser Products: 

 

What's Up Gnomey?  https://www.unitystampco.com/

Mini POP inks https://ww.clearsnap.com/  Mystery, Kiss, Fresh, Shimmer, Fresh, Cocoa, Sky

Live in Color  scrapbook paper

 

Other Products:

Decou-Page https://decoart.com/

hot glue and glue gun

rice paper

empty ostrich egg

3  1" wood balls

straw flowers

modeling paste

acrylic matte spray

nature findings: wood, bark, acorns, alder cones

 



 

A Little Bit Ticked Pink Card

Hi Everyone its Kim here again sharing a simple yet effective card I have made using the amazing papers from Susan Weckesser.

To Make this card I have used the following products plus some soft tulle 

You just take an ordinary kraft blank card and cut a piece of the Color Burst pattern paper to be 1/4 of an inch smaller than the front then adhere with double sided tape then take the Live in Color Tags and cut out the Tickled pink one and adhere with foam mounting tape on one side then lay the tulle under so it pocks out the top and the bottom then adhere the other side of the tag down with double sided foam tape and there is your pretty and simple quick card.

I hope you have enjoyed my share.  

Kim Kendell

Tumbleweed House Cards

Hi everyone, do you believe we are already in September?  Steph here today and I've created a couple of cards using Tumbleweed Houses.  This sweet set is perfect to celebrate friends and family who are moving or perhaps settling into their own homes.

Using kraft cardstock, I chose the LiveLoveCreate paper for the background then added Spellbinders die cuts to hold my sweet houses.  I inked the edges of the die cuts with Color Pop Metallic ink in Shimmer.

I stamped the houses with Color Pop Mystery Ink then colored them with Copic Markers.  I fussy cut them for the cards.

The houses in this set as so sweet, you could mix and match them, stamp them together or stamp them individually.  I used the sentiment from Grandma's Needlepoint, stamping it in Color Pop Kiss Ink.

I added some clay elements using products from Makin's Clay as accent pieces.  The assorted sized clouds were the perfect touch above the houses as were the tiny flowers.

I hope I've inspired you to create today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph Ackerman
for Susan K. Weckesser

Home is Where You Plant Your Flower Seeds...

Hello Everyone!  Lynne here today with my second project for the month of July where our theme for the month is Home Sweet Home, and homes and where we live have been in my mind a lot lately as my hubby and I moved across provinces earlier this year into what we are calling our "Forever Home" as we prepare for retirement.  And this week my daughter and her family have finally been able to return to their home in Fort McMurray, Alberta, 86 days after the mandatory evacuation of their city due to an out-of-control wild fire.  So like I said, "What Does Home Mean to Me?" has been a question in my mind a LOT lately.  But it was reading this quote from the Susan Weckesser's What's UP Gnomey stamp set that finally put it all in perspective for me:

"A Home Is Where You Plant Your Flower Seeds"

And with those words echoing in my head as I sat at my work desk looking out at my beautiful new garden, I created this wee diorama that for me says it better than words ever could.

I used the Susan K. Weckesser Live in Color Paper Collection and my new Tim  Holtz Sizzix House Dies #660992 and #661196 to create the house,

and then I stamped and colored and fussy cut the Susan Weckesser/Unity stamp sets Create Your Day and Grandma's Needlepoint and used these to embellish and decorate my wee home.

Then I went a bit crazy adding anything and everything to my Garden... Who KNEW you could have this much fun with a glue gun? (smile).

Here is a photo of my garden which inspired me and a few more close ups of my project.  Now, if you would like to know more about my creative process you can find all that information over on My Blog.

Thank you for taking the time to visit us today at the My Sweet Earth blog and I hope my wee project has inspired you to create something that expresses what "Home Sweet Home" means for you.  Happy  Happy 

Scrapbooking Artist, Lynne Mizera

for the Susan Weckesser Creative Team

Susan K. Weckesser products I used in this project:

Create Your Day

Grandma's Needlepoint

Live In Color Card Stock

Color Burst Card Stock

Sweet Altered Mirror Art

Hello Everyone and Happy, Happy month of March!  I am loving the month of March here in my new home of Creston, BC as Spring has Sprung and it has arrived a full two months earlier than I used to experience in Cremona, Alberta - well just LOOK at my crocuses!

This month our design team theme is "Mixed Media Mania" where we get to showcase our interpretation of a mixed media project and Anything Goes!  I am excited to be sharing with you a piece of "altered art" I created from an inexpensive 8x8 inch framed mirror I purchased from Ikea for only $5.

Creating the background was an easy 3-step process:
1. Pick your favorite stencil and apply texture paste using a pallet knife.
2. Once paste has dried paint with a coat or two of thick Gesso.
3. Once Gesso has dried, add color... I used my Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze and Ranger Distress Stain and let the liquid color flow into the cracks and crevices... using a paper towel to dab away any excess... in this case - less is MORE!

Once the Background was done I had a blank canvas to enhance any way I liked and I fussy cut out all my favorite flowers from Susan K. Weckesser paper "Live in Color" and "Bouquet".  I applied these cutouts using Mod Podge and added one more coat of glossy Mod Podge over the entire project for protection and bit of shininess.

It now resides in my new bathroom along side of the clock I altered a few years ago and it adds just the right amount of bright and happy colour I need to start my day every morning... besides my reflection in the 4x4 inch mirror makes me look so SMALL! Grin

So I hope you enjoyed my Sweet Altered Mirror and I do hope it inspires you to use some of you stash to turn something ordinary into something EXTRA-ordinary!  And I would LOVE if came to visit me over at my blog to see more about that Clock!

Scrapbook Lynne Mizera
for the Susan K. Weckesser Design Team

Products used for this project:

Susan K. Weckesser Live in Color cardstock

Ikea wooden frame (8x8)

The Crafter's Workshop Mini Cell Theory stencil

Golden modelling paste

Ranger Distress Stain - Broken China

Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze - Blue Oasis & Emerald Cove

Plaid Mod Podge

Daler & Rowney Acrylic Gesso

Love Family (You) Lay Out

Hi everyone!!

 Noe Here to show you my latest LO dedicated to my first son Hugo... I made this sweet and colorful LO using some Susan K.Weckesser products!

For my background I chose "Live, Love, Create"  paper that I've covered with gesso and some Distress Stain Inks ... Also, I stamped randomly "In circle Me" stamp to give some more texture!

Then I cut flowers from "Live in color" paper and placed several tags painted with some Mixed Media techniques. Finally I colored  "The happy homestead"  stamp and placed the picture with my son!

A piece of washi tape, ink splatters, a small banner with "love" sentiment and a little wood with  "family" world complete this LO.

Products used:
In Circle me stamp
The Happy Homestead stamp
Live in Color paper
Live, Love, Create paper

Thanks for stop by!!

Noe I.G

Susan K. Weckesser DT Member

Live in full Color- Mini by Shilpa

Hello Everyone, Shilpa here,

I've created this cute little mini for my daughter as gift :-)

I've used many design papers from Susan and Grunge love stamp set.

This lovely circle is cut out from "Live in color" Tags. I applied bit of distress inks with water on it and added enamel dots.

For this page, I painted background randomly with Ripe persimmon distress ink and water. Next I've cut out the blue flower from  "Live in Color" paper and on that stamped heart cut out shape.

here are other pages with same techniques and layering.

 Susan has designed these awesome mixed media papers, they are great for these kinda projects. 

Hope you got inspired today.

Thanks so much stopping by.

Products used:

Live in color Tags

Live in Color design paper 

Grunge Love stamp set